Upcoming Productions
Raks Inferno: A Valentine Speakeasy
Friday, Feb. 13 at 7pm
Newport Theater
956 W Newport Ave. | Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $29-$39
Ages 18+
This Valentine's, experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who have performed around the world. "When sexy meets dangerous, it’s badass.”
Enjoy a specialty cocktail and meet the performers. We won't cosplay in this one, but we will amaze you with badass bellydance and burlesque!
Low ticket alert: This show is close to selling out!
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Raks Geek: A Sci-Fi + Fantasy Speakeasy
Friday, March 13 at 7pm
Newport Theater
956 W Newport Ave. | Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $29-$39
Ages 18+
Experience cosplay, burlesque, and wonder in an intimate speakeasy. We pay tribute to fandoms from Star Wars to Nintendo, Doctor Who to Marvel with artists who have performed around the world.
Featuring:
- Dawn Xiana Moon, who has sung the National Anthem for the Chicago Bulls and danced on Britain's Got Talent
- Silver Kitsune, nationally-touring burlesque performer and producer of Bifrost Arts Collective
- Lee Na-Moo, who's toured Europe with Bellydance Evolution
- Lavender Vyxn, who combines ballet/modern dance skills with pole dance
- and more!
Enjoy a specialty cocktail and meet the performers!
SALE: Get 20% off tickets! Use code COSPLAY. Ends Thurs. 2/19.
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Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque
Friday, April 10 at 7pm
Newport Theater
956 W Newport Ave. | Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $29-$39
Ages 18+
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who have performed around the world. "When sexy meets dangerous, it’s badass.”
Featuring:
- Dawn Xiana Moon, who has sung the National Anthem for the Chicago Bulls and danced on Britain's Got Talent
- Lee Na-Moo, who's toured Europe with Bellydance Evolution
- Dahlia Fatale, internationally-touring contortionist and "Best Debut" at the Burlesque Hall of Fame
- more acts to be announced
Enjoy a specialty cocktail and meet the performers. We won't cosplay in this one, but we will amaze you with badass bellydance, burlesque, and more!
Tickets on sale soon!
Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque
Friday, May 8 at 7pm
Newport Theater
956 W Newport Ave. | Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $29-$39
Ages 18+
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who have performed around the world. "When sexy meets dangerous, it’s badass.”
Enjoy a specialty cocktail and meet the performers. We won't cosplay in this one, but we will amaze you with badass bellydance, burlesque, and more!
Tickets on sale soon!
Raks Geek has performed at venues including Navy Pier, University of Chicago, Gen Con, DisCon (Worldcon - Washington, DC), Wizard World Chicago, Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts, Oak Lawn Public Library, Chicago TARDIS, Chicago Parks District, Kenosha Public Library, Chicon (Worldcon - Chicago), and Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Our performers have also delighted audiences at the London Palladium (UK), Field Museum, Untitled, Tribal Fest (Sebastopol, CA), Metro, Alhambra Palace, University of Illinois - Chicago, International Festival of Oriental Dance (Spain), Atomic Lollipop (Canada), Chicago Full Moon Fire Jam, Envision Festival (Costa Rica), Bellydance Evolution (Germany), and more as soloists and with other performance companies.